Received a request to forward supplies for the militia army to the Secretary of War, but the Secretary of Treasury had already departed. Is anxious to fulfill assigned duties. Requests attention to the needs of the Secretary of the Treasury.

Among various supply matters, Hodgdon notes that the Secretary of War has gone to Trenton with the other Secretaries because of the threat of contagion. He has reminded the Secretary that work of an extensive nature cannot be carried on without money,.

Certification that Thomas Humphrey Cushing, Captain Lieutenant in the late Continental Army, is entitled to claim the rank of Captain in the Massachusetts line of that Army from October 12th 1782 forward and should be commissioned by the Secretary of War accordingly.